In 1856, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that local law
enforcement had no duty to protect indiviuals but only
a general duty to enforce the laws. South vs.
Maryland, 59 US{HOW} 396, 15 L. Ed. 433 {1856}. A U.
S. Federal Appeals Court declared in 1982: "There is
no constitutional right to be protected by the state
againest being murdered by criminals or madmen."
Bowers vs. devot, U. S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
686 F. 2d 616 {1982}